Chunsheng looked bewildered. "I don't know. What happened? If you want to know, I'll call Xingxing out and let her explain it to you."
The old lady was silent for a few seconds. "No, I'm just asking. Go and have fun."
Finished.
The old lady raised her hand and rubbed her forehead.
Chunsheng, however, said seriously, with his hands behind his back, "Grandma, what are you talking about? How can we go out to play? I'm going to do my homework. I promised Teacher Zhou that I would get a double 60 on the test."
The old lady forced a smile and said, "Well, I was wrong. Be good and do your homework."
Chunsheng then skipped away.
The old lady and Zhou Sese looked at each other.
They both couldn't help laughing at the same time.
night.
Zhou Sese asked Xingxing, who was feeding the dog in the yard, "Xingxing, why did you suddenly stop participating in the speech contest?"
Xingxing smiled at her, "Mom, I've thought about it and the final exams are almost here. If I participate in the speech contest at this time, it will delay my studies."
In fact, the final exam is just to test a child’s learning situation in a semester. How is your child’s learning situation in a semester?
Zhou Sese knew more than the new teacher. Zhou Sese even felt that Xingxing didn't need to participate in this final exam.
Zhou Sese said with concern, "If it's just because of the exam, I can go talk to the new teacher. If you really like public speaking, then we can skip this year's final exam."
Can I skip the final exam in order to give a speech?
After hearing this, Xingxing's eyes flashed with disbelief. He felt that these words were not something an ordinary woman would say.
After a moment of surprise, Xingxing smiled and shook her head. "Mom, I've already told the teacher that I won't go. It's okay. I heard there will be a competition next summer. By then, I'll know more words and can write a speech myself."
Since the child has made the decision, Zhou Sese certainly supports the child's decision.
She patted the little guy on the back of the head and said, "Then I respect your decision!"
Xingxing hummed.
He turned around and touched Dahuang's head.
After Zhou Sese left, the little guy's face showed some loss, and he rubbed Dahuang's face hard with both hands.
the next day.
After Xingxing arrived at school, she was called over by the new teacher.
The new teacher's surname is Yan, and everyone calls her Teacher Yan.
Following Teacher Yan into the office, Xingxing whispered, "Teacher, I've already made an agreement with my parents that I won't be participating in the speech contest."
Teacher Yan sat in her office chair and hummed. "You're a student, and your main task is to study hard. If you participate in a speech contest, you'll need to write a speech in advance and memorize it thoroughly. This takes time. If you use that time to study, you can improve your academic performance."
The stars lowered their heads and said nothing.
Teacher Yan continued, "What's more, those elementary school students in the county who are participating in the competition have been taught and mentored since they were young. You won't be able to compare with them if you go. Forget about the content of your speech, just talking about your standard Mandarin alone, you can't match theirs, right? And if you go and don't get a place, wouldn't that be a waste of time?"
Xingxing nodded with red eyes, "Teacher Yan, I understand."
Teacher Yan patted Xingxing's shoulder and said, "Before she left, your teacher Zhou left me a letter. In it, your teacher Zhou praised you highly, saying that you are a promising student for college. I cannot let your teacher Zhou down. I cannot let you, a promising student for college, downgrade in my care. Do you understand?"
Xingxing said, "Teacher, I understand. I'll go out first."
After Xingxing came out of the office, Chunsheng came up to her and asked, "What did Teacher Yan say to you again?"
It seemed like yesterday, Teacher Yan also called Xingxing to the office.
Xingxing shook her head, "Nothing."
During class.
Jiang Dong and Xingxing are closest to each other because both of them have good grades. The teacher always arranges seats according to their grades and gives special treatment to students who study well.
Jiang Dong looked at Xingxing's absent-mindedness, poked her arm gently with the end of a pencil, and asked softly, "Xingxing, why are you distracted? Do you... do you still want to participate in the speech contest?"
Xingxing shook her head and said firmly to Jiang Dong, "I didn't. I really don't want to participate at all."
His tone was so firm that I didn't know who he was trying to convince.
Jiang Dong pursed his lips, feeling that something was particularly wrong with Xingxing.
Xingxing's cheerful state lasted for a week. As New Year's Day was approaching, Diandian would bring a small stool and sit under the shelf every day. Looking at the sausages drying on the shelf in bunches, which looked like red lanterns, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
But my mother said that we can only eat sausages after fifteen days. I counted with my little fingers and found that there are still eight days left until the fifteenth day.
hey-hey.
There are still eight days left before you can enjoy the delicious sausages.
So happy.
Now, in addition to braised meat and braised large intestines, the most popular items sold in the braised meat shops in the coal mines are braised lotus roots and braised artificial meat, and their sales are booming.
The weather is getting colder.
Yang Zhaodi and Sheng Yingying were indeed becoming more and more motivated. Sheng Yingying even took advantage of the time while setting up the stall to knit four pairs of gloves, one for Yang Zhaodi, one for He Dahua, and of course one for Zhou Sese.
On New Year's Day, the children had an exam.
Early in the morning, Zhou Sese made breakfast herself. After watching Xingxing finish eating, the little guy carried his schoolbag and went to call Chunsheng to go to school together.
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